Martin Guerre A Musical Journey 1/8

Part 1 of 8 Documentary on the making of Martin Guerre

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• martin
• guerre
• boublil
• schonberg
• les
• miserables
• miss
• saigon

[peehee76]

This hurts my heart. I saw the production nine times - NINE times, and the ticket stubs in my scrapbook to prove it - over the semester I was there as a student in the fall of 1996. I loved this show (apparently) and am just so sad it never got the momentum Les Mis did. The music is so powerful. *sniff*

[fanponine]

I will always remember the thrill... The company was amazing, the staging clever and fascinating, the leads were astonishing. I saw it thrice. Three evenings of pure happiness. It's a shame it lasted so few. It will always be the best musical I've ever seen. Forever. Thanks to the amazing crew that made that show.

[dneumann1960]

This is my favorite musical of all time. I saw this in Seattle in 2000.

[Mattbrain]

@GREENHOUSES Sue Jane Tanner aka the original Madame Thenardier.

[Mancunian6]

@fanponine Thank you kindly. I will try to as soon as I can. I know that one of the popular songs, especially live, was taken out for some strange reason - the song with the 3 spinster ladies ... On Our Own I think it was called. I loved that song. It had comedy and pathos in equal measure and the audiences loved it too. Must have been purely a time matter I guess but Cameron let me tell you, that was a BIG mistake in my opinion!! :)

[fanponine]

@Mancunian6

Hello

The second version is quite amazing but much darker. Listen to it,you will love it!

[MuzzA11233]

If I hadn't studied the book to death, I think I would've actually enjoyed this musical...unfortunately when you study a book you learn to hate every part of it...

[Mancunian6]

I thought that this was a great show. I saw the early preview show at the Prince Edward Theatre in London twice, including once when Cameron Macintosh was there - infact I almost accidently walked into him but told him I really liked the show. I also have the original London recording on CD and this show on video but sadly not on DVD. I have never seen or heard the re-write and would love to compare the two one day but I think it's such a shame that this ended so soon.

[Mankatotheatre]

I think the best way of doing this show is by doing the original script, throwing in the amazing "Live with Somebody You Love" where "Here Comes The Morning" and sticking "Here Come The Morning" at the beginning of Act 2, rather than the lyric disaster that "If You Still Love Me" was.

[Mankatotheatre]

I feel the original production was so much more powerful than the new production. It was about the land these people care so much for, and the fear they had at this time of religious war. The lyrics had intense weight to them comparatively. I love the new version as well, however it was made out to be nothing more than an intense love story, and I don't feel that is as affective or original as this production.